Adrian Coss News Today

Earlier this year, two Illinois residents alleged in a lawsuit that Snapchat was violating a state privacy law by scanning and storing faceprints. On May 11, attorney James C. Vlahakis, of the Sulaiman Law Group, of suburban Lombard, filed suit in Chicago federal court against Snap Inc. The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of named plaintiffs Maribel Ocampo and Adrian Coss.

The 33-page complaint was filed May 11 accuses Snapchat of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

A class-action lawsuit has been brought against Snapchat’s parent company, accusing the social network of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy...